Common name: Hollyhock 蜀葵 一丈紅 熟季花 麻杆花 戎葵 吴葵 卫足葵 胡葵
Family: Malvaceae 锦葵科
Origin: China, Middle East
Location: Tai Po Waterfront Park

It was imported into Europe from China in the sixteenth century. William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives.

Hollyhock is stated to be an emollient and laxative. It is used to control inflammation, to stop bedwetting and as a mouthwash in cases of bleeding gums.

二年生草本，高达2.5米，全株被星状毛，茎木质化，直立，不分枝，通常绿色或绿褐色。叶互生，圆钝形或卵状圆形，有时呈5-7浅裂，直径6-15百米先端钝圆，基部心形，边缘具圆齿，掌状脉5-7条；叶柄长2.5-4厘米。花大，有红、紫、白、苏及黑紫各色，单瓣或重瓣，单生于叶腋，直径6-9厘米；小苞片6-7，基部全生，先急尖，里面被长柔毛；萼钟状，5裂，裂片卵形；花瓣花丝连合成筒状，子房多室，每室1胚珠。果扁球形，直径约3厘米，成熟时每心皮自中轴分离。花期5-6月，果期6-7月。

药用主治
解互散红，凉血止血，利尿通便。用于梅核气、二便函不利、痢疾、吐血、崩漏、白带、痈肿疮毒、汤火伤等。